2025-08-26 Merit Appeal Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board August 26, 2025 CHR. CABANAS: Did you move any equipment or computers or— MS. TOKIHIRO: We didn’t actually—and I think the tsunami evacuation zone map changed. And so, the Aupuni Center is, like, just on the other side of the line—but, that being said, if people have the time to turn off their computers and move it to the top of their desks, we ask them to do that. But the Mayor was clear that he wanted everybody out of the offices by no later than 4:15 because we wanted to make sure that people had enough time to get where they needed to go. And that’s a challenge in Hilo—traffic flow in any type of emergency and, specifically, an evacuation. So, the focus, of course, we want to do everything we can to preserve and protect our equipment and our files, but he was clear when he wanted everybody to be out of offices to make sure that they were safe, so. CHR. CABANAS: Okay. Thank you, Sommer. MS. TOKIHIRO: You’re welcome. Thank you. CHR. CABANAS: You have a good rest of the work week. MS. TOKIHIRO: Thank you. You guys as well and I will see you in September— CHR. CABANAS: September. MS. TOKIHIRO: —and I will bring our Admin. Services Division at that time. CHR. CABANAS: Yeah, if it’s— MS. TOKIHIRO: Yeah, as long as it’s— CHR. CABANAS: —if it’s okay with all the timelines that she has. MS. TOKIHIRO: Yeah. CHR. CABANAS: Yeah. MS. TOKIHIRO: Will do. Thank you. CHR. CABANAS: Thank you. Okay, so we are back on the agenda. There are no “Communications”—no “New Business”—no “Unfinished Business.” We are now at “Announcements.” Are there any—pardon me? Okay, that’s right. May I have a motion to accept and file the Director’s Monthly Divisional Activity Report for the month of August 2025? Page 26